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Syrian refugees seen living in an abandoned factory near Saida, Lebanon. With Syrian refugees accounting for 1.5 million lives in Lebanon, the deadly Beirut blast can have catastrophic results on the already vulnerable community. (Photo by Anthony Gale) Photo used under CC BY

Syrian refugees helpless after massive Beirut blast

Back in Beirut, Syrian refugees queue anxiously at street corner aid stations set up by local charities. With homes damaged and breadwinners gone, life for an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon has just become a little harder.

BBC

W. African mediators seek reversal of Mali coup

Mediators from West Africa’s regional bloc are due in Mali for talks aimed at reversing a coup that has been condemned abroad, but celebrated by many in a country battling an Islamist insurgency and political unrest.

Reuters

COVID-19 herd immunity offers perils, promises

The premise is that if COVID-19 infection protects at least some people from reinfection for some time, vaccination, contact tracing, proof of immunity that could allow freer travel, and resumption of many stalled activities may be possible.

CNN

WHO chief hopes pandemic ends within two years

Yahoo! News

Virus disproportionately hits Native Americans

COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on Native American communities. The incidence of virus cases among American Indians and Alaska Natives was 3.5 times that among White people, according to the CDC.

CNN

Navajo Nation has lost more lives to coronavirus than 13 states

CNN

Stuck at US border, migrants hope for asylum

In 2018, a group of Central American migrants set off for the US, desperate to claim asylum. Their arduous trek made headlines. Today, many of them are still stranded on the US-Mexican border.

Deutsche Welle

New US law dooms asylum cases

CBS News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Syrian refugees caught up in Beirut blast

Already among the most vulnerable in Lebanese society, Syrian refugees are struggling to cope in the blast’s aftermath.

Al Jazeera

Murders of trans people have spiked alarmingly

At least 28 trans people were murdered in the first seven months of 2020, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality. That’s more than in all of 2019, when the center recorded 26 such murders.

Vice

Singapore’s migrants still captive to COVID-19

Passing their days within a ringfence, Singapore’s foreign workers have spent the past four months coping with fears of contracting COVID-19 and the associated dread of being quarantined in perpetuity.

Asia Times Online

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Cyprus sold passports to criminals, fugitives

Convicted fraudsters, money launderers and political figures accused of corruption are among dozens of people from more than 70 countries who have bought so-called “golden passports” from Cyprus.

Al Jazeera

Michigan to pay $600M in Flint water crisis settlement; victim compensation fund created

USA TODAY

Beauty creams stoke anti-China screams

In recent days, the hashtag “province of China” has gone viral on Philippine social media platforms with pictures of Chinese-made beauty products identifying “Manila” as part of mainland China.

Asia Times Online

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Team made $500 ventilator - how will it be used?

C. Nataraj, a Villanova College of Engineering professor, put together a volunteer SWAT team of engineering and medical talent to invent the ideal emergency ventilator - it cost the team about $500.

Wired

How facial expressions help robots communicate with us

National Geographic

313 million-year-old fossil found at park

Geologist Allan Krill, a visiting professor from Norway, came across a boulder marked with set of fossil footprints while on a hike with students in 2016. His discovery turned out to be a bigger deal than he could have imagined.

CNN

Angelfishes hybridize more than any other coral reef fishes

Forbes

GLOBAL HEALTH

WHO talks with Russia over COVID-19 vaccine

The WHO is in discussions with Russia to obtain more information about its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, named Sputnik V, even as Russia plans to give it to some 40,000 people next week for further testing.

Guardian

Why the Philippines has so many teen moms

NPR

German scientists stage packed concert to investigate COVID-19 spread

NBCNews.com

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GOOD NEWS

Black diabetes doctor helps save limbs

Foluso Fakorede, M.D., opened the Heart Disease & Amputation Prevention Institute in rural Mississippi to make sure that all diabetics, regardless of color or financial ability, have access to quality care.

Men’s Health

2 teachers make social distancing less scary

Two first grade teachers in DeLand, Florida redesigned their students desk into little jeeps. Their goal was to create a space for students to feel comfortable while following health and safety guidelines.

CNN

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

L.A. comedian gives out hygiene kits

With L.A.’s homelessness crisis showing no signs of abating, and unhoused people at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 comedian Mitra Jouhari decided to distrubte hygiene kits to local unhoused populations.

Vogue

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle out for charity

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry relocated to Santa Barbara last month, but headed back to Los Angeles to take part in a drive-through event with Baby2Baby to help distribute school supplies, backpacks, clothing and food.

People

ENVIRONMENT

Giant murals that break down air pollutants

Converse, the American shoe company, is collaborating with artists in 13 cities around the world to create giant murals, using a special kind of paint that helps clean the air.

CNN

What happens when a wildfire meets a pandemic

Huffpost

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Indigenous protesters vow indefinite roadblock

Armed with spears and bows, dozens of indigenous protesters in Brazil vowed to maintain a roadblock on a key highway until the authorities listen to their demands for help fighting COVID-19 and deforestation.

France 24

Forest tribe in Himalayas struggle to survive

Nomadic Van Gujjars in northern India fear remaining in the forest while their resettled relatives struggle to adjust.

Al Jazeera

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Man with a conical straw hat attaching a sheaf of rice during the harvest, with his wife, in the countryside of Don Det, Si Phan Don, Laos. (Photo by Basile Morin) Photo used under CC BY

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